*I was compensated for this post. All opinions are my own. A little over a year ago I wrote a Republic Wireless Review. In it I discussed how Republic Wireless offers cell phone plans for as low as $5 a month that include great coverage. In the past, when considering a new phone service, I was always worried about coverage. If you're considering switching to Republic Wireless, it's important to understand that they use the same towers that Spring uses. If your area has decent coverage by Sprint, Read more [...]

Yep, this is another slush-sharing blog post. Making Homemade soda slurpees and Sour watermelon slushies revived my slushy addiction. After I picked up some Sunny D lemonade I decided to try making a slush with it and it was really good. I filled an ice-tray with the juice and let them freeze. Once frozen I dumped the entire ice-tray into the blender and it was perfect for a 12oz cup. You can do the same thing with country time or other powdered lemonade mix which would allow you to adjust how sour Read more [...]

Thank you to Kiss My Itch Goodbye for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. I really love Summer.  After the long Minnesota Winters, it feels great to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine and warm air.  Unfortunately, the joke around here is that our state bird should really be the mosquito.  Being the land of 10,000 lakes means that there are plenty of mosquitoes and other biting bugs around to keep us company outdoors.  While my husband doesn't Read more [...]

*This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. As a child I would have my hair cut to chin length and let it grow to shoulder length and then have it cut again. Once I hit my later teens, I started keeping it slightly below my shoulders. So, it was only about 2 years ago when I decided to try having long hair. I haven't had a "serious" haircut in about 3 years now and my hair is about halfway down my back. It's taken a lot more patience than I usually have to wait on it to grow and to maintain Read more [...]

Thank you to Lily's Sweets for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. I have been trying to watch my family's sugar intake lately, especially when I am baking and purchasing snacks.  This had me on the hunt for products sweetened with something other than sugar, corn syrup, fructose, and all of the other names used for sugar.  Then I came across Lilly's Sweets.  Founded in 2011, they have created a line of Fine Chocolate products that are sweetened Read more [...]

Thank you to Ninja Kitchen for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. My husband and I received a blender back when we first got married almost eleven years ago.  It was cheap and only used less than a dozen times throughout the years, mainly because it just didn't work well.  A couple months ago, I dug it out to try a new recipe and it bit the dust.  So I began a hunt for a great new blender.  I came across Ninja Kitchen and their Ultima Blender. Read more [...]

I received products from Say Please Lunchbox Love for my review. All opinions are my own. Back to school time is upon us. My daughters go back on September 2nd and 8th. This year, I will have a 2nd grader and a kindergartner. This will be the first time both girls are in school Monday through Friday. It is also our first experience with all-day Kindergarten; this is a new program in our school district. I know many schools offer all-day kindergarten but I am not sure we/I am ready for it. It seems Read more [...]

I received products from AllerEase Bedding for my review. All opinions are my own. My daughters have allergies. We believe our youngest is allergic to grass seed. This might not sound like a big deal to some people, but we live in the “grass seed capital of the world”. This makes her early summers a bit of a drag. We end up giving her eye drops, nose spray and allergy medication for a couple of months. Then when grass harvesting season comes to an end, her symptoms ease up. As Oregon weather Read more [...]

I received products from Ruby Ribbon for my review. All opinions are my own. Like most women, I sometimes worry about the way my clothing wears. I try to choose clothing that enables me to look and feel my best. I want to show off my stronger features while maybe diminishing those areas I am still working to improve. I have a couple new pieces of clothing that help me in all the right places. Ruby Ribbon is a clothing line with a secret. Their fashion basics secretly have shapewear built in Read more [...]

Thank you to Lil Bums Cloth Diapers for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. Cloth diapers are not only cheaper than disposables, but can come in a variety of adorable colors, prints, and patterns.  I think that finding cute prints is one of my favorite parts of being a cloth diapering mom.  For me, it seems to make changing diapers a little fun even.  Plus, I love hearing the comments of my family and friends when they see the diapers.  When I Read more [...]